Bow stringing device



q 5, 1965 c. E. WATSON 3,209,442

BOW STRINGING DEVICE Filed Oct. 16, 1962 INVENTOR.

Fig. 2. CAkL E. WfiTJO/V A-Hormsy United States Patent 3,209,442 BOW STRINGING DEVICE Carl E. Watson, Chandler, Ind. (RR. '2, Box 259, Henderson, Ky.) Filed Oct. 16, 1962, Ser. No. 230,883 3 Claims. (Cl. 292'35) The present invention relates to a bow stringing device, and more particularly to a new and novel bow stringer which is adapted to receive any size bow, and which, at the same time, provides effective mechanical advantage in use.

As is known, the stringing of a bow typically used in archery requires a considerable effort on the part of the user, particularly for a person of limited strength. Many prior techniques have been employed in such stringing operation, including, by way of example, the use of a bumper of an automobile to secure the desired leverage. Not only are these prior approaches clumsey, but, additionally, an element of danger is also present, should the users hand slip during the stringing operation. Moreover, it is also important that stringing be achieved without damaging the bow.

By virtue of the instant invention, the applicant has provided a new and novel bow stringer which is readily collapsible to.a compact size for transporting, and which, at the same time, is highly effective in use at any desired location without the need for supplemental equipment. The instant bow stringer is defined by a generally telescopic type of base member having a pivotal end bracket which positions a pocket-like member on a portion there of. A link or hook is loosely received in an opening in another portion of the base member, where, in use, a part of the bow is encircled by such link or hook, while one end of the bow is inserted into the aforesaid pocketlike member. After positioning has taken place, the feet of the user are placed on the base member and the free end of the bow is urged upwardly, which movement permits the ready stringing of the bow.

Accordingly, a principal object of the present invention is to provide a new and novel bow stringing device for archery.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and novel bow stringer which is capable of effective use with any size bow.

A further and more general object of the present invention is to provide a new and novel collapsible bow stringer which provides high mechanical advantage, and, hence, ease in use.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bow stringer in accordance with the instant invention;

FIG. 2 is a view in side elevation, partly in vertical section, of the bow stringer of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a view in vertical section of the base member forming part of the invention, taken at line 3-3 of FIG. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawing and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Referring now to the figures, the applicants new and "Ice novel bow stringer 10 comprises a base member 14 defined by telescopic sections 14a and 14b, which, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, are made from light weight steel. As should be apparent from the figures, sections 14a and 14b are typically maintained in a slidable, nesting arrangement by the inwardly extending flanges 14c on section 14b.

Disposed proximate one end of section 14b of the base member 14 and bridging same is an upwardly extending pivotal bracket 16 which has free ends 16a positioned in openings in the side walls of section 14b. The bracket 16 can assume various configurations, as, for example, that illustrated in the figures, where a portion thereof receives a pocket-like member 18, as well as defines the lateral movement of the latter. As shown, a stop 20 extends from each side of the section 14b of the base member 14 to limit the movement of the bracket 16, in one direction, to its operative position.

The pocket-like member 18 typically has a bottom part 18a with a hem-like end 1817 through which the bracket 16 is threaded, and an upper part 18c stitched thereto to define a pocket which receives one end of the bow. The pocket-like member 18 may be made from leather or like material.

The section 14a of the base member 14 has an opening 14d therein which is adapted to loosely receive the end of a link or hook 22, where such link or hook 22 is defined by an arced end portion 22a typically covered by rubber 22b or like cushioning material for protective purposes for the bow. As should be apparent, the portion 220 of the link 22 which extends into the opening 14d in the section 14a of the base member 14 is angled so that the link 22 cannot be unintentionally removed from the opening 14a.

In use, any size how 30 may be employed with the instant bow stringer 10, with the only modification in the latter being the relative movement of the sections 14a and 14b of the base member 14 with respect to each other. It might be noted that prior to assembly, and for reasons of convenience, the section 14a is normally positioned beneath the section 14b, while the bracket 16 is so posi tioned that the top portion thereof is resting on the upper surafce of section 14b. Additionally, the hook or link 22 is removed and typically disposed within the space defined by the downwardly extending portions on the sections 14a and 14b.

In any event, and after the components of the bow stringer are positioned in accordance with the figures, the bow 30 is placed so that one end thereof is received in the pocket-like member 18, with the mid-portion of the bow being disposed beneath the arced end 22a of the hook or link 22. Thereafter, the free end of the bow 30 is moved upwardly, so that the bow string 31 can be positioned, where the latter operation is achieved with the feet of the user disposed on the base member 14. The latter is important in the practice of the invention to provide a steadying force for the bow stringer during use, and to achieve the effective mechanical advantage which the instant invention atfords.

As to the bow string 31, it should be observed that one end thereof is positioned prior to placing the corresponding bow end within the pocket-like member 18 of the bow stringer 10, so that the stringing operation entails only the positioning of the free end of the bow string 31 onto the free end of the bow 30.

From the preceding, it should be apparent that the applicant herein has provided a new and novel bow stringer which may be effectively used at any desired location without the necessity of supplemental equipment, and which, at the same time, is readily adaptable for use with any size bow. Additionally, the bow stringer may be easily collapsed to make same compact for portability.

It should be understood that the instant bow stringing device affords an important mechanical advantage during use because of the novel positioning of its components.

In any event, the above-described bow stringer is susceptible to various changes within the spirit of the inven-- tion. For example, additional openings may be made in section 14:: of the base member 14 to even more selectively receive the link or hook 22, and, of course, changes in proportioning can be effected. Additionally, the base member may be defined as a single unit, or, in contrast, by more than two sections, viz. two sections thereof may slide with reference to each other on a third section. Moreover, the pocket-like member 18 may be integrated more fully with the bracket 16 for equally effective practice of the invention. Thus, the above description should be considered illustrative and not as limiting the scope of the following claims:

I claim:

. 1. A collapsible stringing device for a bow comprising a foot-positioned base member having at least a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion of said base member being slidable with respect to each other, a bracket pivotally disposed on said first portion of said base member, stop means disposed on said first portion of said base member adapted to maintain said bracket in an operative position, a receiving member for one end of said bow disposed on said bracket, and a removable link extending from said second portion of said base member having a curved free end adapted to encircle a portion of said bow.

2. A stringing. device for a bow comprising an elongated foot supporting base member having a lower ground engaging surface and an upper surface, a pocket to receive one end of said bow, a bracket pivotally mounted to said member for supporting said pocket above said upper surface on one portion of said base member, and a removable bow engaging member extending upwardly from another portion of said foot supporting base member to encircle a portion of said bow when said one end is received by said pocket.

3. A stringing device for a bow comprising, a base member having a ground engaging lower surface and an upper surface and having a first section and a second section forming a longitudinal extension with respect to said first section, a bracket pivotally disposed on said first section, means disposed on said base member for maintaining said bracket in an operative position generally upwardly and normal to said upper surface, a receiving member for one end of said bow disposed on said bracket above said upper surface, said second section of said base member having at least one opening therein, a bow engaging member, and means including a hooked portion of said member removably securing said bow engaging member to said other section at said opening.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,000,628 9/61 Kellogg 29235 X WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner. 

2. A STRING DEVICE FOR A BOW COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FOOT SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER HAVING A LOWER GROUND ENGAGING SURFACE AND AN UPPER SURFACE, A POCKET TO RECEIVE ONE END OF SAID BOW, A BRACKET PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SAID POCKET ABOVE SAID UPPER SURFACE ON ONE PORTION OF SAID BASE MEMBER, AND A REMOVABLE BOW ENGAGING MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM ANOTHER PORTION OF SAID FOOT SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER TO ENCIRCLE A PORTION OF SAID BOW WHEN SAID ONE END IS RECEIVED BY SAID POCKET. 